PLYMOUTH

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Plymouth Hoe

 

 

Plymouth is a city on the south coast of Devon, England, about 37 miles (60 km) south-west of Exeter and 190 miles (310 km) west-south-west of London, between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west where they join Plymouth Sound.

Plymouth's early history extends to the Bronze Age, when a first settlement emerged at Mount Batten. This settlement continued as a trading post for the Roman Empire, until it was surpassed by the more prosperous village of Sutton, now called Plymouth. In 1620, the Pilgrim Fathers departed Plymouth for the New World and established Plymouth Colony – the second English settlement in what is now the United States of America. During the English Civil War the town was held by the Parliamentarians and was besieged between 1642 and 1646.

Throughout the Industrial Revolution, Plymouth grew as a commercial shipping port, handling imports and passengers from the Americas, and exporting local minerals (tin, copper, lime, china clay and arsenic) while the neighbouring town of Devonport became a strategic Royal Naval shipbuilding and dockyard town. In 1914 three neighbouring independent towns, viz., the county borough of Plymouth, the county borough of Devonport, and the urban district of East Stonehouse were merged to form a single County Borough. The combined town took the name of Plymouth which, in 1928, achieved city status. The city's naval importance later led to its targeting and partial destruction during World War II, an act known as the Plymouth Blitz. After the war the city centre was completely rebuilt and subsequent expansion led to the incorporation of Plympton and Plymstock along with other outlying suburbs in 1967.

Today the city is home to around 250,000 people, making it the 30th most populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. It is governed locally by Plymouth City Council and is represented nationally by three MPs. Plymouth's economy remains strongly influenced by shipbuilding and seafaring including ferry links to France (Roscoff and St Malo) and Spain (Santander), but has tended toward a service-based economy since the 1990s. It has the ninth largest university in the United Kingdom by number of students, the University of Plymouth, and the largest operational naval base in Western Europe – HMNB Devonport.

 

 

PLYMOUTH 2020

 

Plymouth Council is currently undertaking a project of urban redevelopment called the "Vision for Plymouth" launched by the architect David Mackay and backed by both Plymouth City Council and the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce (PCC). Its projects range from shopping centres, a cruise terminal, a boulevard and to increase the population to 300,000 and build 33,000 dwellings.

In 2004 the old Drake Circus shopping centre and Charles Cross car park were demolished and replaced by the latest [Francis] Drake Circus Shopping Centre, which opened in October 2006. It received negative feedback before opening when David Mackay said it was already "ten years out of date". In contrast, the Theatre Royal's production and education centre, TR2, which was built on wasteland at Cattedown, was a runner-up for the RIBA Stirling Prize for Architecture in 2003.

There is a project involving the future relocation of Plymouth City Council's headquarters, the civic centre, to the current location of the Bretonside bus station; it would involve both the bus station and civic centre being demolished and a rebuilt together at the location with the land from the civic centre being sold off. Other suggestions include the demolition of the Plymouth Pavilions entertainment arena to create a canal "boulevard" linking Millbay to the city centre. Millbay is being regenerated with mixed residential, retail and office space alongside the ferry port.

 

 

PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL

 

Plymouth City Council

Ballard House

West Hoe Road

Plymouth, PL1 3BJ

 

Tel 01752 668000 

Email: enquiries@plymouth.gov.uk

 

 

PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY

 

Plymouth University
Drake Circus
Plymouth
Devon, PL4 8AA
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 1752 600600

 

 

PLYMOUTH EVENTS

 

Plymouth Seafood Festival 2015 is at the Barbican and Sutton Harbour on Saturday 26 to Sunday 27 September 2015.

The Plymouth Seafood Festival sponsored by Plymouth Gin returns for its fourth year on Saturday 26 to Sunday 27 September, and it will be bigger and better than ever before.

Plymouth is the first city in the world to be awarded with the Fish2Fork Blue City status for its commitment to sourcing sustainable fish. This Seafood Festival will bring the Barbican and Sutton Harbour alive with entertainment, activities and fishy dishes to celebrate the city's fantastic locally caught seafood.

The Cookery Theatre stage will be at the heart of this year's Plymouth Seafood Festival with a packed programme of demonstrations. Head to the stage where you will see local and celebrity chefs showcase the fantastic quality seafood available in Plymouth with a range of mouth-watering dishes using seafood fresh from the boats.

All of the fish used at Plymouth Seafood Festival has kindly been donated by Plymouth Trawler Agents, all of the proceeds will go to the Fishermans Mission.

 

 

 

 

LINKS & REFERENCE

 

Plymouth City Council

Plymouth University

Wikipedia Plymouth

Visit Plymouth

http://www.visitplymouth.co.uk/

http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abandoned vehicles
abandoned.cars@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 304147

Adoption
adoption@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 306800

Adult Social Care
enquiries@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 668000

Allotments
allotments@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 606034

Anti-social behaviour
asbu@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 307049

Archives
pwdro@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 305940

Births, deaths and marriages
regoff@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 268331

Blue badges for disabled parking
bluebadge@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 308921

Building control
buildcon@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 304343

Bulky rubbish
recycling@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 668000

Buses
Citybus 01752 662271
First 01752 967800
Traveline 0871 200 2233

Bus passes (concessionary fares)
01752 668000

Business advice
invest@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 307996

Business rates
revenues@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 304966

Car parks
parking@plymouth.gov.uk
Permits 01752 304021
Tickets, fines 01752 546220

Carers' support
enquiries@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 668000

Cemeteries and crematoria
cemeteries@plymouth.gov.uk
Efford 01752 306104
Weston Mill 01752 304837

Chelson Meadow Recycling Centre
recycling@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 668000

Children's Social Care
adviceandassessment
@plymouth.gcsx.gov.uk

01752 308600

Child protection
adviceandassessment
@plymouth.gcsx.gov.uk

01752 308600

Cleaning streets
streetcleansing@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 668000

Commercial or trade waste
tradewaste@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 304700

Community transport, Shopmobility, Ring and Ride
public.transport@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 600633

Community meals
enquiries@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 305140

Committees
democratic.support@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 304948

Consumer advice and protection
trading.standards@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 304147

Council tax benefits
revenues@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 304889

Council tax enquiries and valuations
revenues@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 304889

Cycling
cycling@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 307704

Deaths, registration of
regoff@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 268331

Disabled adults
customerservices@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 668000

Discrimination or harassment
inclusion@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 304321

Dogs - strays and fouling
animals@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 304147

Drug and Alcohol Action Team
daat@phdu.nhs.uk
01752 315778

Education
childrens.services@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 668000

Electoral registration and voting
ero@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 304936 or 01752 304866

Environmental health
public.protection@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 304147

Extra care housing for adults
01752 668000

Food safety
public.protection@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 304147

Fostering
fostering@plymouth.gov.uk
0800 085 8034

Flyposting
streetcleansing@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 668000

Free school meals
fsm@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 307410

 

Garden waste collection
recycling@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 668000

Graffiti removal
streetcleansing@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 668000

Grass cutting
scg@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 606034

Highways maintenance
plymouth.watchman@amey.co.uk
01752 668000

Homelessness
housingoptions@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 305496

Housing needs
housingoptions@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 305496

Housing benefit
revenues@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 304889

Job vacancies
recruitment@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 307793

Libraries
library@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 305900

Licensing
licensing@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 304141

Marriages and civil partnerships
regoff@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 268331

Museums
museum@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 304774

Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park
mt.edgcumbe@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 822236

Noise pollution
public.protection@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 304147

Park and ride
public.transport@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 668000

Parking permits
parking@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 304021

Parks and open spaces
scg@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 606034

Pest control
pestcontrol@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 304147

Planning applications, histories and appeals
planningconsents@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 304366

Public transport
public.transport@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 668000

Race relations
inclusion@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 304321

Recycling advice and equipment
recycling@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 668000

Recycling centres
Chelson Meadow 01752 304080
Weston Mill 01752 366928

Ring and ride
01752 600633

Road maintenance
plymouth.watchman@amey.co.uk
01752 668000

Road safety
roadsafety@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 307730

Rubbish collection
recycling@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 668000

Rubbish disposal
Chelson Meadow 01752 304080
Weston Mill 01752 366928

Schools admission
school.admissions@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 307481

School governors
governor.development@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 307480

School meals
catering@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 307187

School transport
school.transport@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 308770

Shopmobility
01752 600633

Special education needs
senadmin@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 307409

Sports courses
sportsdevelopment@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 307008

Trading Standards
trading.standards@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 304147

Traffic lights
plymouth.watchman@amey.co.uk
01752 668000

Tree maintenance
streetsceneservices@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 606034

Tree preservation
planningconsents@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 304366

Welfare rights
revenues@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 668000

What's on in Plymouth (events)
events@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 668000

Youth Enquiry Service
enquiries@thezoneplymouth.co.uk
01752 206626

Youth offending team
youthjustice@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 306999

Zebra crossings
roadsafety@plymouth.gov.uk
01752 307730

 

 

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